» Claudia Ortiz (Madrid, Spain) posted a career-high two goals along with an assist to lift Saint Francis University field hockey past Bryant University 5-0 in Northeast Conference (NEC) action on Friday.
» Olivia Muffitt (Newport, Pa.) notched her first two collegiate goals while Maite Lopez Rosende (Buenos Aires, Argentina) also found the twine for the first time in her career.
» Eva Valentini (Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina) dished out two assists to help the Red Flash score five times in a game for the first time since 2017.
» The win was the team's first NEC win since a 2-0 decision against Robert Morris on October 28, 2012.
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Muffitt got the scoring started in the second quarter with her first collegiate tally off a feeder from Ortiz at 19:09. Lopez Rosende then hit the back of the cage for the first time in her career off a pass from Valentini to start the scoring in the second half at 31:18. Ortiz scored unassisted at 34:30 and 45:00 before Muffitt completed her career afternoon with an marker off a Valentini assist at 48:19.
FLASH MOMENTS
Chloe South (Lusby, Md.) made three saves in the win for her first shutout in a Red Flash uniform.
Saint Francis registered a season-high 26 shots on the day including 18 shots on goal.
FLASH NUGGETS
Ortiz, who now ranks second on the team with three goals and three assists for nine points, notched her first collegiate goal at home against Lock Haven on September 10. Ortiz, Valentini and
Ella Maillie (Reading, Pa.) are tied for the team lead with three helpers each.
Valentini leads the team with five goals and three assists for 13 points.
All 15 goals and 11 assists have come from players seeing their first collegiate action in 2021.
The last time the Red Flash posted five goals in a game was a 6-2 win against Colgate on September 10, 2017. The day before that win, the squad defeated Siena 5-0.
The win ended a four-game losing streak. The last time the team broke its four-game-losing streak Saint Francis won its next three games.
The Red Flash played in the Atlantic-10 from 2013-20 before moving back to the NEC.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns to action at Merrimack on Sunday to complete its two-game New England swing. Match time is 12 p.m.
